Fidel Bassa
{{Short description|Colombian boxer (born 1962)}}
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|weight= Flyweight
|height=5 ft 3+1/2 in
|nationality={{flagicon|COL}} Colombian
|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1962|12|18|mf=y}}
|birth_place= El Retén, Colombia
|style=Orthodox
|total= 24
|wins= 22
|KO= 15
|losses= 1
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Fidel Bassa (born 18 December 1962 in El Retén, Colombia), is a former professional boxer. Bassa is owner and manager of Mundo Científico, a provider of educational technology and telecommunications company based in Bogota, Colombia.{{Cite web|url=http://www.revistadonjuan.com/interes/la-de-fidel-bassa-es-una-historia-distinta-a-la-de-la-mayornua-de-boxeadores/6342009|title = La de Fidel Bassa es una historia distinta a la de la mayoría de boxeadores|date = 21 October 2009}}
He was WBA Flyweight Champion from 13 February 1987 until 30 September 1989. He won the title after defeating Hilario Zapata, and was finally defeated by Jesús Kiki Rojas.
He is remembered for his epic title fights against Dave McAuley in The King's Hall, Belfast in 1987 and 1988.
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- {{boxrec|id=002003}}
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{{s-bef|before=Hilario Zapata}}
{{s-ttl|title=WBA flyweight champion
| years=February 13, 1987 – September 30, 1989}}
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Category:World flyweight boxing champions
Category:World Boxing Association champions
Category:Colombian male boxers
Category:Sportspeople from Magdalena Department
Category:20th-century Colombian sportsmen
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